24 MAY 1975, Page 3

Approved

Sir: I do indeed approve of Anne Wood's suggestion (May 17th) that arts which have too small a following to pay their own way should raise funds by lottery, or any other way they can devise which will leave their patrons with a free choice in the matter. I should think the designing of an attractive ticket would be better occupation for an artist than writing artful begging letters to the Arts Council; particularly as that Council is an organ of the Establishment, which the Artist so frequently and vehemently denigrates. 1. C. Snell 28 Bishopric Court, Bishopric, Horsham, Sussex.